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Cherry Creek Orchards:
The State’s Sweetest Surprise
BY BRANDI PERRY
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ain drizzles down on us as we make our way onto the farm at Cherry Creek Orchards in Pontotoc. However, even on this dreary day, the peach trees hang low with flavor-rich peaches, the yellow fruit with an aroma so sweet it is easy to imagine the first taste on your tongue. The western side
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of the farm is the peach orchard while the eastern side hosts tomatoes, peas, butter beans and lima beans. Amanda and Wylie Stark own the expansive 123-acre farm, but the life of this orchard dates back over 40 years. Originally owned by George Adrian in 1981, the Indiana-native sold it
